Thursday, January 10, 2013

This Christmas I decided to paint my sister something instead of going out and buying something. I looked around on her pinboards on Pinterest and she has a whole board dedicated to mustaches. Then I saw a pin that said "I mustache you a question" and I was inspired. This was my first hand lettering project and I must say I am pretty happy with it. I have to say, my sister was ecstatic when she got it.

Process:

I first drew it on to a masonite board with gesso and scanned it into the computer. (I didn't like the way it turned out so I decided to try a different method rather than drawing and painting.)

I did a rough trace in Illustrator because I was going to be painting over it anyway and then printed it mirror image.

I then layered more gesso onto a masonite board and laid the print out on the board so the ink would transfer. Once the ink was transfered I scrubbed off the paper and then painted over the image.

The reason why I painted rather than make a print from Illustrator, was to practice my craftsmanship and mainly because I love the texture paint has and the character it adds to the piece.

About Me

Katie Bevan loves to find beauty and fun in the world and her art work reflects this as well as the joy of seeing shapes, color and texture. She graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University in 2011. She is currently a graphic designer at School Improvement Network.
Katie is also a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Katie welcomes private commissions.